Name details

Pyramid Trough

Pyramid Trough (The name as it would appear in a gazetteer)

Pyramid Trough  (The name as it would appear on a map)

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New Zealand Gazetteer Id 114176

Feature type: Basin (2g)

Origin

This name originates from New Zealand. It is part of the New Zealand Gazetteer and the SCAR Composite Gazetteer of Antarctica.

Names that other countries have for this feature:

Narrative

A trough, 600 to 900 metres deep, through which the Koettlitz Glacier formerly flowed north to Walcott Bay. The trough is bifurcated at its southern end, the east and west channels being separated by the Almond. The entrances are marked by proximity to The Pyramid in the south and Walcott Bay to the north. Feature shown on: NZ AntTopo50-MH10

Named For

Named in association with The Pyramid by the Victoria University of Wellington Antarctic Expedition (VUWAE), 1960-61.

Location

Latitude:
78° 18' 00.0" S
-78.30000°
Unknown precision
Longitude:
163° 27' 00.0" E
163.45000°
Unknown precision
Altitude:
81 m
Unknown precision

Images

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Map

Source

Location Method:
Unknown
Source Name:
LINZ AntTopo50 series
Source Identifier:
MH10 : Edition 1.00 Published 2012
Source Scale:
1:50000
Source Institution:
Unknown
Source Person:
Unknown
Source Publisher:
LINZ
Remote sensing:
Not Applicable

Comments

Height at reference point

Approval status

Status:
Official
Date approved:
24-May-1961

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